Table 11_1_21-3
2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness.
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| State | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE |
| Total | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 |
| Alabama | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Alaska | 5.9 | 1.2 | 5.9 | 1.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Arizona | 2.3 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 0.1 | DSU | DSU | 3.7 | 0.8 | DSU | DSU | 2.1 | 0.4 |
| Arkansas | 2.7 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 0.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| California | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| Colorado | 2.9 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 0.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 3.0 | 0.6 |
| Connecticut | 2.6 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 0.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 2.3 | 0.6 |
| Delaware | 2.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| District of Columbia | 3.8 | 0.5 | 8.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Florida | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| Georgia | 3.3 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 0.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Hawaii | 2.6 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 0.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 2.3 | 0.3 | DSU | DSU |
| Idaho | 4.1 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 0.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Illinois | 3.0 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 0.2 | DSU | DSU | 3.0 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 0.4 |
| Indiana | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Iowa | 5.0 | 0.2 | 5.0 | 0.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Kansas | 3.9 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Kentucky | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Louisiana | 5.0 | 0.2 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 5.6 | 0.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Maine | 3.3 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 0.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Maryland | 1.8 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Massachusetts | 2.7 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Michigan | 2.8 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 0.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 2.3 | 0.7 |
| Minnesota | 2.8 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 0.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Mississippi | 2.7 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 0.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Missouri | 4.1 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 0.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Montana | 3.9 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 0.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Nebraska | 4.9 | 0.2 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 7.3 | 1.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Nevada | 3.0 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 0.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| New Hampshire | 3.2 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 0.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| New Jersey | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 1.0 | 0.2 |
| New Mexico | 3.1 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 2.0 | 0.4 |
| New York | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| North Carolina | 2.1 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| North Dakota | 5.1 | 0.4 | 5.1 | 0.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Ohio | 2.8 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 3.2 | 0.8 |
| Oklahoma | 3.1 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 0.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Oregon | 3.6 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 0.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Pennsylvania | 2.3 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Puerto Rico | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Rhode Island | 3.9 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 0.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| South Carolina | 2.0 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| South Dakota | 3.4 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 0.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Tennessee | 3.1 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 0.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Texas | 2.7 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 0.2 | DSU | DSU | 2.4 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 0.1 |
| Utah | 4.6 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 0.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Vermont | 4.7 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 0.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Virgin Islands | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Virginia | 2.4 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Washington | 4.2 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 0.8 | DSU | DSU | 4.1 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 1.3 |
| West Virginia | 2.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 0.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Wisconsin | 3.1 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Wyoming | 2.8 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 0.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
a Short-stay residents stay fewer than 30 days in a nursing home, typically following an acute care hospitalization.
b Data reflect care for the third quarter of each calendar year.
c Race/ethnicity categories exclude records with missing values.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Minimum Data Set.
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